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The Manchurian Candidate
The Manchurian Candidate
Author: Richard Condon
ISBN-13: 9780743482974
ISBN-10: 0743482972
Publication Date: 7/20/2004
Pages: 368
Rating:
  • Currently 3.4/5 Stars.
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3.4 stars, based on 49 ratings
Publisher: Pocket Star
Book Type: Paperback
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6 Book Reviews submitted by our Members...sorted by voted most helpful

reviewed The Manchurian Candidate on + 23 more book reviews
"Apocalyptic . . . Condon is Wickedly Skillful."
- Time
Bernelli avatar reviewed The Manchurian Candidate on + 266 more book reviews
Excellent story of espionage.
RobbieM avatar reviewed The Manchurian Candidate on + 71 more book reviews
A classic espionage/thriller novel set in the Cold War. Hard to put down.
reviewed The Manchurian Candidate on + 52 more book reviews
I read this story when the recent movie version came out...interesting story line, I think its a great story of corruption and will make you think!
reviewed The Manchurian Candidate on + 26 more book reviews
absorbing, suspenseful, scary -- a real page turner!
samanthachels avatar reviewed The Manchurian Candidate on + 137 more book reviews
Sgt. Raymond Shaw is a hero of the first order. He's an ex-prisoner of war who saved the life of his entire outfit, a winner of the Congressional Medal of Honor, the stepson of an influential senator...and the perfect assassin. Brainwashed during his time as a P.O.W., he is a "sleeper" -- a living weapon to be triggered by a secret signal. He will act without question, no matter what order he is made to carry out. To stop Shaw and those who now control him, his former commanding officer, Bennett Marco, must uncover the truth behind a twisted conspiracy of torture, betrayal, and power that will lead him to the highest levels of the government -- and into the darkest recesses of his own mind....